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Claude Lemaire continues his series on records that transformed the pop and rock music landscape, organized by year of release.
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Music and vinyl expert Claude Lemaire highlights essential recordings—and the best pressings to seek out—for your LP collection, indexed by year of release.
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In his new series, music and vinyl expert Claude Lemaire highlights essential recordings—and the best pressings to seek out—for your LP collection, indexed by year of release.
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Jeff Weiner concludes his series on blues history by way of classic rock, revealing how artists like the Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Allman Brothers revived early blues legends—crowning Willie Dixon as the most-covered songwriter.
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In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.
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Writer Stuart Marvin shares interesting facts about Becoming Led Zeppelin, a documentary he calls “a fascinating, powerful look at Led Zeppelin’s early success.”
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A much-debated topic in popular music is the origin of rock and roll music. Writer Jeff Weiner tries to sort it all out in his new series.
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Welcome to Claude Lemaire’s new series, in which he explores the history of hard rock, heavy rock, and heavy metal—including metal’s many subgenres.
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In the autumn of 1964, America was a cauldron bubbling over with change. The civil rights movement was in full swing, the Vietnam War was escalating, and the Beatles had already ignited a British Invasion that left teenagers screaming and parents scratching their heads. But on October 25th, a new kind of British export hit…
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In February 1964, two of the most iconic forces of the 20th century collided in an encounter so surreal it could have been scripted by Hollywood. The Beatles, fresh off their earth-shattering debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, met Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) in Miami Beach. It was a meeting that combined…
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Claude Lemaire kicks off his seven-part series Diving into Disco by defending disco’s cultural legitimacy and sonic richness, while tracing its roots in gay liberation and challenging its enduring underappreciation among audiophiles.
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In the frosty grip of February 1964, four lads from Liverpool landed on American shores, igniting a cultural wildfire that would forever alter the course of music history. Their arrival on Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 at New York’s Kennedy Airport was met with unprecedented fervor, with 3,000 fans creating a chaotic welcome for…
